Laurentian Hills

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Laurentian Hills
Town of Laurentian Hills
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Municipal offices in Point Alexander
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Laurentian Hills
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Laurentian Hills
Coordinates: 46°08′N77°33′W / 46.133°N 77.550°W / 46.133; -77.550
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2000
Government
  MayorAnne Giardini
  Federal riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
  Prov. riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
  Land634.31 km2 (244.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total2,885
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0J 1J0
Area code 613
Website www.laurentianhills.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Laurentian Hills is a municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. It surrounds (by land) Deep River on the Ontario side of the river. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged. [2]

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The town was home to the Nuclear Power Demonstration nuclear power plant. The prototype nuclear power plant was operational from 1962 to 1987 and has since then been shut down, awaiting permanent disposal of its radioactive nuclear components. [3]

Communities

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Main Street in Chalk River.

The town comprises the communities of Chalk River, Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Hills had a population of 2,885 living in 1,251 of its 1,393 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Laurentian Hills
YearPop.±%
2001 2,750    
2006 2,789+1.4%
2011 2,811+0.8%
2016 2,961+5.3%
2021 2,885−2.6%
Source: Statistics Canada [4]
Historical census populations – Chalk River Village
YearPop.±%
1956 986    
1961 1,135+15.1%
1966 1,086−4.3%
1971 1,094+0.7%
1976 1,095+0.1%
1981 1,010−7.8%
1986 923−8.6%
1991 874−5.3%
1996 974+11.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [5]
Historical census populations –
Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay TP
YearPop.±%
1956 1,780    
1961 2,079+16.8%
1966 2,040−1.9%
1971 2,066+1.3%
1976 1,836−11.1%
1981 1,743−5.1%
1986 1,790+2.7%
1991 1,656−7.5%
1996 1,810+9.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [5]

Local government

List of former mayors:

Trivia

An Ontario Historical Plaque in front of the School House Museum was erected by the province to commemorate the role of steamboating on the Upper Ottawa in Ontario's heritage. [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laurentian Hills (Code 3547090) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. "Municipal Profiles". County of Renfrew. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. "Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project".
  4. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. 1 2 "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  6. "Ontario Plaque". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2009-01-07.